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Aluminium-air Batteries and Lithium-air Batteries for EVs: A Comparison

Lithium-Air Batteries for EVs Lithium-air batteries (LABs) reduce oxygen from the air at the cathode and oxidises lithium metal at the anode to produce a current flow during discharge. The lithium-air battery can obtain oxygen from the air externally, removing the need for internal storage. This results in a higher energy density compared to that of …

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Lidars Vs Radar for autonomous vehicles

Lidars Vs Radar for autonomous vehicles: Analyzing the pros and cons

Lidars Vs. Radar for autonomous vehicles: Analyzing the pros and cons Autonomous cars are becoming increasingly intelligent, independent, and safer. They can communicate with other cars and infrastructure, making decisions based on real-time data. These cars come equipped with sensors and cameras that allow them to detect and avoid obstacles and park themselves. LiDAR and …

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Challenges to overcome to achieve a sustainable circular bioeconomy

Challenges to overcome to achieve a sustainable circular bioeconomy

Challenges to overcome to achieve a sustainable circular bioeconomy The circular bioeconomy is an approach to economic growth that centers on the use and management of biomass. This could potentially revolutionize the global economy, which currently relies heavily on non-renewable resources and fossil fuels and help tackle the three main global issues: providing clean water, …

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Wireless In-road Charging

Wireless In-road Charging – The Missing Part of the Puzzle in e-mobility

Wireless In-road Charging – The Missing Part of the Puzzle in e-mobility Battery range and charging accessibility are the two biggest barriers to the worldwide adoption of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and the general electrification of light and medium-duty transportation sectors. To alleviate these two issues, recent research has focussed on methodologies (Wireless In-road Charging) …

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Comparison between Thin-Film and Bulk Solid-State Battery Technologies for the Mobility Sector

Lithium-ion batteries are used in everything from laptop computers to electric vehicles to electric aircrafts. These types of batteries have thrived in the last decade due to their relative ease of manufacture, relatively high energy density (compared to legacy nickel-metal hydride and common alkaline batteries) and existing in-depth technical understanding of their battery chemistry. One …

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Comparing the metallic catalysts used in producing magnesium hydride for PowerPaste production

The first step of producing PowerPaste is the production of magnesium hydride. Magnesium hydride is considered a promising hydrogen storage material because of its efficient cost, lightweight, excellent reversibility, and natural abundance. Generally, doping transition metals and their alloys into magnesium hydride is regarded as one of the most practicable means of accelerating magnesium hydride …

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Synthetic Biology to help Carbon Footprint in Food Production

The effects of climate change are evident in multiple areas. Even the most skeptical cannot deny the great evidence of global warming, such as coral bleaching – which means a mass death of thousands of benthic organisms such as polyps, which are indispensable for the balance of an ecosystem as complex as the marine one. …

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